Receptacle.



Patented June 1, 1915.

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@En sra'rEs PATENT oEEioE.

FORI), F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 DETROIT CANl COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

RECEPTACLE. i

To llfwhomt may concern.'

Be it known that I, BEN Fono, afcitizen. of thefUnited States, "residing in Detroit, in the county of 'Wayne' and State ofv Michigan, `have invented al new and useful Improvement in Receptacles, of whlch the .following is a specification. 1

` T his invention relates to improvements in y receptacles, and more particularly to that type of receptacles or` packages used for dispensing tobacco. y t

The object ofthe invention 1s to provide Y a` form of tobacco box or package adapted for tobacco or other `materials, having a hinged cover, and` which will be adapted to prevent spilling `or 4waste ofthe contents while beingj discharged vfrom the package,`

. 1 The invention" furthermore consists in the .improvementsin the parts and devlces and novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown, described or claimed.

In the drawing forming a part of this speciiication, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a receptacle embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the structure shown in Fig. 1, showing in dotted lines the position assumed by the cover when the contents are being discharged from the package. Fig. 3 is a partial, sectional view, taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 4 is a transverse section, taken on the line 1--114 of Fig. l.

vIn the drawing, A' denotes the main or body portion of the receptacle or'package,

' the body A being preferably formed of paper, or other material having similar properties, wound in convolute layers, and, as shown, being of ovaliformshape `'and having a metallic bottom 11 seamed thereto. The upper edge'of the body A at one end 'thereof is cut away, as shown at 12, and on each side at points adjacent this cut away portion, the -body .may be provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

'i A' Appnc'tionmed :rime 15, 1912. sentano. 703,894.

Patented June 1, 1915.

wallsof .the body and which are adapted to receivethe hinge pintles 14, 14, formed integrally with the metal-lic cover B,'said pintles being formed by striking up the metal of the flange 15 of the cover in a well known manner. A portion of the depending liange '15 is cut away, as shown at 16, at the end opposite to that where the cut out portion 12 of thebody is disposed. The cover B is placed on the body A by squeezing the side wallsV of the bodyinwardly slightly, sufficient to clear the hinge pintles 14, 14, and after the cover is in place, the side walls of the body are allowed to spring out and the hinge pintles will then engage inthe slots 13, 13` .As clearly shown in the drawing, the flange 15 of the cover snugly fits the body, while the cover is in aclosed position, and will thus bev retained in proper place after the cover is closed. W'hen it is desired to pour out tobacco or other materials from the receptacle, the user first places his iinger or thumb on the end of the cover in the manner as shown in dotted line in Fig.V 1,

'and depresses this end of the cover, thereby swinging the cover up into the position shown in dotted line in Fig. 2, and it will be noted that the cover has, in addition to the pivotal movement, a slight bodily movement relatively to the body A, due to the hinge pintles sliding in the slots on the sides of the body. As will be obvious, the cover can be opened only to a slight extent and will serve, in conjunction with the rounded end of the body, to guide or direct the tobacco into vthe pipe or other article while the Atobacco is being poured, thus preventing any spilling or waste, which has been an objection to tobacco receptacles as heretofore constructed. In closing the cover, the user places his finger or thumb on the cover in the manner shown in dotted line in Fig. 2, and by depressing the cover and giving the same a slight bodily movement presses the cover so that the same snaps onto the body and will be held in closed position, as shown in Fig. 1.

Although slots 13 are shown as formed in the side walls of the body A, in the drawing, in actual practice it is found that the spirit of the invention, and all such changes` Vare contemplated as fall Within the scope of their own accord, wear or tear out a groove after the cover f has been E opened once. lor

Although I have described the preferred form of my improvements, it Willfbe` obvi-` ous that changes may be made,infthegdctai-ls:

of construction Without departing from the the claims appended hereto.

I claim as specified. i

2. receptacle of the characterdescribed, ,comprising, in combination ak body, member having relatively stiff outwardlyresilient t side walls compose'dof g ibroiisfv material, said body member'havinganjopentop; and a metallic coverfhaving.-atfitssidesiinvvardly extendingymetallic pintles formed "by strik g ing up the metal ofthe cover, `said pintles being adapted tovvear and formelon'gated pivot slots l in the side walls;l said cover being bodily movable with respect to" said body member; 'substantially lasspecifiediV SQAy receptaclev `having "an ovaliformv'ed'I YlJQdY the upper" edge of which is utjawylat one end off the body, combinedvvithaiiaiiged f cover the lange'of vvhichclo'sely embraces y at the end lthe cover remote from the said 5 ont? away portion of thefbody, whereby the bodily movement :ofthe cover-toward the cut away portion of the bodyis permitted and-fa,pouringopeningisormed y 4. A, receptacle. Of thecharacter described comprising, in combination, an ovaliformed rbody member havingitsA side yWallsV com# v posed of resilient materialformed with "lon- `gitudinally extending slots, and Aa metallic v,coyer 4hingedJthereto,k saidV metallic cover i hving'a' depending flangel adapted.' to fit over the body lwhen in closed position and 7 having), hinge `fpintlfes yj `fori'iied Vintegrally "therewith-and anteiligen/into endian- Y slwdinly extendida slot in' the side Vwalls .ofthebodyineinbenv f2 i, Y

` 5:, receptacle" of the character fdesc'ribed r`comf'iri'sing, in combination, an vovaliformed t `body i, member 'having otWai-dly resilient [side` wallsiformedffvitli eingaftd pivot bearing,slots,"` a` meta llic` cover 'hinged e, "thereto, V"said" `fmetallic"' cover rhaving a.: de`

pend ing flangeV adaptedfftofit the. body-fand having y,il hinge. pinne@- fofmedrintegmlly thereivithv v adapted ,to take into ithefsaid y the: `upper I edge ofthe body; member. being cut away at t'heend adjacent:thehingepinsV ftles "andftheflange "othjefcover 1v'bei'r'ig cut 'have are@ @rasees gio. ai; "omnia 

